Akilah Smith

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Professional Experience: Teaching Fellow at Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy

Location: Brooklyn, New York

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Cohort Year: 2020-2021

Degree(s): Human Development and Family Science with minor in Child Neglect and Abuse, and MA Urban Education Policy (Brown University, 2022)

OSU Involvement: Black Student Association-Director of Marketing; Grow, Explore, Mentor Program; Buckeye REACH; Morrill Scholars Program-Student Advisory Council

Favorite Quote: "I'm no longer accepting the things I cannot change, I'm changing the things I cannot accept." - Angela Davis